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Press Releases by Amanda Connolly
January 19, 2004
NASCAR
Team Tests Canadian Woman For Their 2004 Campaign
Grupo
Mundo, Inc. a marketing company based out of Atlanta, Georgia
officially held testing for drivers at the Peach State Speedway
during the week of December 13th, 2003. One of the four drivers
was Amanda Connolly. A 24 year old resident of Aurora, Ontario
who's been hot on the Ontario Asphalt short track scene for
5 years. Regularly racing at Sunset Speedway in Stroud, Ontario,
Connolly caught the eye of Grupo Mundo Inc. owner Michael
Warmack with her impressive racing record.
Grupo
Mundo, Inc., a minority-owned sports marketing and management
company, entered the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series during
the 2003 race season with the introduction of the VOKAL CLOTHING
sponsored team. The team, which was owned and managed by Billy
Ballew Motor Sports, Inc., completed the entire 2003 season
and together with Michael Warmack of G.M.I. have worked diligently
to position the team as one of the front-runners in the development
of a diversity race team.
Connolly
participated in an extensive testing session in the #9 Ford
Nascar Craftsman Truck. "This was an amazing experience,
and I really learned a lot about my driving" said Connolly
"Grupo Mundo and Billy Ballew Motorsports are top notch
operations with first class people, they really made me feel
comfortable, and I felt very privileged to have such a wonderful
and knowledgeable group to work with"
Others
in attendance included Marty Prevost from Halifax, Nova Scotia,
Canada, Eric Reed from Hampton, Georgia, and Ricky Gonzalez
of South Plainfield, New Jersey.
After
the testing, Ballew said, "All of the drivers did well.
They seemed very excited and pleased with the way the testing
was run. Michael and Grupo Mundo did an extremely good job
of organizing the event."
"And
I must admit," Ballew confided, "there were a few
pleasant surprises."
The
testing also included Steven Wallace, son of Rusty Wallace,
and Emerson Newton-John, nephew of world renowned recording
artist Olivia Newton-John. Both of whom are campaigning for
one of the other race teams to be fielded by Grupo Mundo,
Inc.
G.M.I.
has recently become a team owner and, in conjunction with
Billy Ballew, has set their sights on fielding a multiple
truck race team during the upcoming 2004 season.
"Following
the success and overall fan support surrounding the VOKAL
entry into the CTS during 2003, we have decided to continue
our quest for the development of numerous racing programs,"
Michael Warmack, spokesperson for G.M.I., stated. "One
of which will feature a minority driver as well as the implementation
of a driver training
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